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Luke 10:27
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
REFERENCES: Luke 10:27; Jeremiah 17:9; Psalm 14:2-3; Ezekiel 36:26-27; Mark 8:34-38
We are not a body that has a soul; rather, we are a soul that has a body. Keeping God in His rightful position as Lord of our heart prunes the condition of our soul. Meanwhile, engaging in sin and straying from God’s word, fractures and shatters our soul. We steward our soul and nurture our heart by finding our true self in Christ. God’s word calls us to self-denial, not self-rejection. Self-denial means stepping away from relationship with the self as primary, and relationship with the Lord at the center of our being.
Soul care is not selfishness, it’s stewardship
The core of our soul is the heart, which encompasses our will and our spirit. In today’s culture, we are often advised to “follow our heart,” however we cannot trust a heart that is not submitted to God’s will. When our heart is outside of His guidance, we are sure to be a lost soul. When our soul lacks direction, it is impossible to know its destination.
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?”
-Jeremiah 17:9
We find our true selves when we follow Jesus and submit to the will of God. It requires a daily walk with Jesus through prayer and learning from him in scripture. By practicing what Jesus did, our identity is found in becoming more like Christ.
Being lost can lead us to make bad decisions in our lives, and can take us down a destructive path. We can be lost, but God always finds us, no matter what we have done. Your S.O.S is being seen by heaven, and God is always ready to restore and transform you from the inside out. By remembering that Jesus came to this world to redeem our sins and reconcile our souls, we can enjoy our relationship with God living happy, healthy, and holy.
As we continue on 21 days of prayer & fasting, how has this time with God affected the way you view sin in your life? Lean into it further as God continues to reveal his plan for your life with help from the resources found on www.vouschurch.com/happy and www.vouschurch.com/prayfirst.
Need a midweek reset? Join us every Wednesday at VOUS Miami Gardens and VOUS Design District in the Prayer Room for an incredible hour of prayer starting at 12PM. Make it part of your weekly rhythm!
Where: VOUS Miami Gardens and VOUS Design District
When: Every Wednesday
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Join us for Vision Sunday! Pastor Rich & DawnCheré Wilkerson will be sharing vision and marching orders for the year ahead. Be sure to invite your friends & family and get in the room!
For more information on Vision Sunday, click here
Team Night is happening on Wednesday, November 12th across all four VOUS locations starting at 7:00 PM!
Whether you’ve been serving for years or are just getting started, your presence matters. Team Night isn’t just for a specific team or department, it’s for our locations to come together as one cohesive team and move forward as one.
Sign up for your location below:
SoMi | City | Miami Gardens | Design District
Are you interested in leading a crew? Click here to fill out an application to become a crew leader in SZN 1 2026!
You don't want to miss the chance to hang with us at VOUS High Nite on Wednesday, November 5th @ 7PM, a night for the middle and high school community of VOUS Church.
We'll be hosting a Parent Hangout during VHN – an opportunity to get to know other parents in our community. Dinner provided.
To RSVP for VOUS High Nite, click here
To RSVP for the Parent Hang, click here
Where:
VOUS SoMi @ One City Church | 6750 Sunset Drive
VOUS Miami Gardens | 17801 NW Second Ave
Make Thanksgiving special for a family in need by serving at our annual Thanksgiving Bash, a morning of distributing hundreds of meals to families in our community and watching teams compete for the VOUS Bowl Title in our spirited 7-on-7 flag football tournament.
To donate a meal kit online, click here
To serve, click here
Date: Saturday, November 22nd
Time: 11:00AM
Location: Charles Hadley Park
Join us bright and early at Peacock Park for the VOUS 10K Turkey Trot! Start your Thanksgiving with fresh air, great friends, and all-around fun! We’ll see you at the starting line!
Sign up for the Turkey Trot, click here
Date: Thursday, November 27th
Time: 6:00AM
Location: Peacock Park
VOUS SoMi
10:00AM / 12:00PM / 6PM
VOUS City
10:00AM / 12:00PM / 6PM
VOUS Miami Gardens
8:30AM / 10:00AM / 12:00PM
VOUS Design District
8:30AM / 10:00AM / 12:00PM
Church Online
10:30AM / 12:30PM / 5PM Español
Growth Track
After every service or join online at vouschurch.com/growthtrack
